GYERO ARCHIVE

[Wildcat Willy]

I think this team, at this point, is legitimately in danger of missing the tournament.

I also think it is stupid to count out Cal or one of his teams in December. We've seen it too many times.

I also think comparisons to Bobby Knight are absurd. If Maye's shot doesn't go in or if PJ hits a couple of FTs we are coming off of back to back F4s.

I am definitely taking a "Show Me" approach with this team. I think it is way to early to give up on the season. But I have ZERO confidence about the game tomorrow.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

Over/under on Baker minutes...

2:15

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

call me missouri becasuse im in a show me state lmao

 

[Mashburned]

Its football szn you idiots.

 

[woodfordandwater]

I'm not as down on this team as everyone else seems to be, but that's probably because I'm pretending that we beat Seton Hall.

 

[tfields01]

In the "hope I'm drastically wrong about this" department...

I don't think Cal has the humility to honestly identify his shortcomings and change them. He's not Bobby Knight, by any means, but expecting him to totally revamp the way he coaches the game and how he sells the program to recruits is a fool's errand.

He'll still get good recruits and we'll still be a top 20ish type team and we'll still be frustrating in December and dangerous in March, because for his issues, his teams here have ALWAYS played their best ball late in the season. That's a definite credit to him and how quickly he turns a bunch of players into a team.

But if you're expecting a K-esque recruiting resurgence or him to all of the sudden start running small ball and recruiting specifically to that system, you're going to be disappointed. Cal's gonna sell this program as the quickest way to the NBA and when recruits start realizing the ball we play in Lexington is nothing like what they play in the NBA, we're only gonna land kids who think they'll be ready for the league after one year, not the ones who actually are. (That's already starting FWIW).

It's change your recruiting energy/strategy/personnel, change your style of ball, or change the types of kids you go after. And honestly, I'm not sure Cal's willing to do any of those three. That's a recipe for a slow decline, IMO.

Merry Christmas!

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

In the "hope I'm drastically wrong about this" department...

I don't think Cal has the humility to honestly identify his shortcomings and change them. He's not Bobby Knight, by any means, but expecting him to totally revamp the way he coaches the game and how he sells the program to recruits is a fool's errand.

He'll still get good recruits and we'll still be a top 20ish type team and we'll still be frustrating in December and dangerous in March, because for his issues, his teams here have ALWAYS played their best ball late in the season. That's a definite credit to him and how quickly he turns a bunch of players into a team.

But if you're expecting a K-esque recruiting resurgence or him to all of the sudden start running small ball and recruiting specifically to that system, you're going to be disappointed. Cal's gonna sell this program as the quickest way to the NBA and when recruits start realizing the ball we play in Lexington is nothing like what they play in the NBA, we're only gonna land kids who think they'll be ready for the league after one year, not the ones who actually are. (That's already starting FWIW).

It's change your recruiting energy/strategy/personnel, change your style of ball, or change the types of kids you go after. And honestly, I'm not sure Cal's willing to do any of those three. That's a recipe for a slow decline, IMO.

Merry Christmas!

Brutal, but I can't disagree with a word of it.

 

[cawoodsct]

I’m done with “ifs”, tbh.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

That’s ok. Win or lose Toots Palumbo & Co will let everyone know where and with whom she breaks bread with tomorrow night.

 

[_Chase_]

Ready for one of those years where there’s no baking involved. You make 8 million a year, go pick up a big fancy cake from an expensive bakery and serve it the entire year.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

No-bake cookies would be fine, really.

 

[PTI (pti)]

We’re not very good at all, and that’s why we’ll lose tomorrow.

Keep this in GYERO, please.

 

[woodfordandwater]

The "ifs" work both ways.

If Ohio State hits a shot in 2011, and if Wichita or Michigan hits a shot in 2014, and if Notre Dame hits a shot in 2015, then Cal has 1 Final Four in 9 years.

 

[Col. Angus]

CATS 76 UNC 73

Like it.

But just can’t see this team holding UNC to 21 points below their season average.

 

[Wildcat Willy]

The "ifs" work both ways.

If Ohio State hits a shot in 2011, and if Wichita or Michigan hits a shot in 2014, and if Notre Dame hits a shot in 2015, then Cal has 1 Final Four in 9 years.

So you think we should fire him now and cut our losses?

 

[B.B.d.K.]

...then again, maybe EJ is Kevin Durant 2.0. Who knows.

I have the answer to this if you want.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Who knows? Maybe your length will come out on top.

 

[Geese Feeder]

Surprised Richie hasn't brought up how well Mitchell's team has done this year, to add insult to injury.

He's got those girls playing pretty good ball and seemingly righted the ship.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

Surprised Richie hasn't brought up how well Mitchell's team has done this year, to add insult to injury.

He's got those girls playing pretty good ball and seemingly righted the ship.

Ole Potsie has recruited some smoke so I’ll give him that.

 

[PTI (pti)]

8 seed, chill.





(per joe lunardi)

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Ole Potsie has recruited some smoke so I’ll give him that.

SPEAKING OF LENGTH HAHA AM I RIGHT FELLAS PS IM TALKING ABOUT ERECTIONS THESE GALS ARE ALL LEGAL AGE SO ITS OK TO LAUGH

 

[MaxPowerrr]

I sure do hope we beat North Carolina in basketball game tomorrow

 

[JSRose]

Some of you guys just need to introduce Cal's people to Smokin' Pat. We have to get back to paying whatever the market rate is to land the elite recruits who are now collectively choosing to go to Duke (?!) or whatever the random of the year is (LSU, Washington, Oregon, etc). The right accountant should be able to help us provide shields at least as good as the competition.

Maybe we need our own Auburn lawyer guy, too.

That plus the previously documented need for an assistant overhaul should get us squared away. Then we can go back to pretending we run DDM or whatever he wants to call it on that day.

 

[cawoodsct]

Very hopeful John makes a lot of people eat Saturday. I’m feeling good about it.

 

[B Rax]

if you really think about it, the “calipari teams always play their best in March” is kind of a myth, too. 2011 and 2014. Maybe 2017. MAYBE.

 

[woodfordandwater]

So you think we should fire him now and cut our losses?

EXACTLY, WILLY.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

https://amp.kentucky.com/sports/spt...e223369950.html#click=https://t.co/RVfGf7f7SX

Nice piece by Mark Story.

St Dean Smith and The Carolina Way.

 

[cawoodsct]

My dad hated Carolina (it rubbed off on me) and it stemmed only from the four corners bullshit from Dean. A cowardly way to play any game.

 

[gattongrad09]

This place needs some touching positivity. I get GYERO is the opus dei of UK Athletic but lets go.

 

[Mashburned]

Wow!! What a great March that one was!!! Truly inspirational to watch the Huskies repeatedly murder us in the paint!

Thanks, dipshit, I almost forgot about that one...or the other Husky ass raping.

It's gd Christmas and Bowl Season. Act like it.

We have had some unbelievably opportune chances that we completely fumbled away like total retards. That's really gonna haunt Cal and this fan base (assuming we don't get #2 before Cal leaves, which doesn't seem likely at this point in his career). Cheers!

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

The whole Dean Smith lecturing Robey was the story I remember that really got the old man’s blood boiling. That and the fact Smith owned us really chapped his ass.

 

[ukwizard]

Hey Mash...I'm down as much as the next Kentuckian is on this team but EAD.

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

LA making room for Harper it looks like.

 

[anthonys735]

Just several 1st picks and our best prospects. Typical Reds getting raped while having bargaining power.

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

worth it for Cincy to never have to have Home Bailey pitch another game for the organization

 

[catsfanbgky]

Surprised Richie hasn't brought up how well Mitchell's team has done this year, to add insult to injury.

He's got those girls playing pretty good ball and seemingly righted the ship.

Not mention he just got a transfer from the number #1 guard from the 17 class. Transferring from Texas. Maybe Cal needs to take notes on how to rebuild a shitstain program with a quickness.

 

[anthonys735]

Of course it's 8 years too late.

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

Of course it's 8 years too late.

They owed him a lot of money still though. I would imagine the long game from the Reds perspective is hope those 3 guys play well enough to be valuable in July at the trade deadline. Hoping to ultimately dump Bailey's salary, and flip two prospects into 3-4 later this summer. If that works out its a great move... if not- they probably just went from 5th to 4th in the Central and took on more money for nothing.

 

[warrior_SW]

if you really think about it, the “calipari teams always play their best in March” is kind of a myth, too. 2011 and 2014. Maybe 2017. MAYBE.

Wow. Wowwwwwww. What about 2012? 2018? Probably, 2016 too.

 

[BristolCat]

Mashburned is terrible.

Puig is perfect for Cincinnati. A player who people think is better than he actually is in a city that people think is better than it actually is. Perfection.